Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 2 August 2024 (qualification)
    5 August 2024 (final)
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The women's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the 23th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background

The women's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1928.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record Flag of East Germany.svg  Gabriele Reinsch  (GDR)76.80 [1] Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988
Olympic record Flag of East Germany.svg  Martina Hellmann  (GDR)72.30 Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988
World leadingFlag of Cuba.svg  Yaime Pérez  (CUB)73.09 [2] Ramona, United States13 April 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [3]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)
Africa ( records )Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Onyekwere  (NGR)64.96
Asia ( records )Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Yanling  (CHN)71.68
Europe ( records )Flag of East Germany.svg  Gabriele Reinsch  (GDR)76.80 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of Cuba.svg  Yaime Pérez  (CUB)73.09
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Dani Stevens  (AUS)69.64
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Andressa de Morais  (BRA)65.34

Qualification

For the women's discus throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [4] [5]

Results

Qualification

The qualification is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 18:55 (UTC+2) for Group A and 20:20 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking. [6]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 5 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – Discus throw women", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Discus throw women", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records – Discus throw women". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  6. 1 2 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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